Lynn

I had just turned sixteen at a bingo game that night

When I saw you across the room in the evening light

I didn't say a word to you, but my heart had made a plan

I went home and told my folks that I had found my man

You told your friend the very same thing, a secret prophecy

That a warm and gentle boy named Lynn was gonna marry me

December sixth is coming up, fifty-two years down the line

Through fifty different surgeries, your hand was holding mine

We promised through the sickness, and God knows we've had our share

Every time I woke up hurting, I could count on you right there

Now the road is getting heavy, but our love will never die

I just want you to know you're loved, as the years go slipping by

When you're not out there casting lines and fishing in the sun

You're the rock of this whole family, the steady, quiet one

Lori, Lance, and Len grew up with a father strong and true

And little Grayson is our heart, but it all began with you

You never wavered, never left, when the shadows used to fall

Through every single hospital room, you helped me through it all

December sixth is coming up, fifty-two years down the line

Through fifty different surgeries, your hand was holding mine

We promised through the sickness, and God knows we've had our share

Every time I woke up hurting, I could count on you right there

Now the road is getting heavy, but our love will never die

I just want you to know you're loved, as the years go slipping by

Now we're both fighting illnesses, and the days are getting tough

But looking in your eyes, I know we've always had enough

It's hard to face these battles, but I am not afraid

I'm leaning on the promise that two sixteen-year-olds made

December sixth is coming up, fifty-two years down the line

Through fifty different surgeries, your hand was holding mine

We promised through the sickness, and God knows we've had our share

Every time I woke up hurting, I could count on you right there

Now the road is getting heavy, but our love will never die

Oh Lynn, I want you to know you're loved, as the years go slipping by